Fighting corruption is priority of Audit Chamber’s work – KudrinCombatting corruption remains a priority of Russia’s Audit Chamber’s work, its chairman Aleksey Kudrin said during a meeting with President Vladimir Putin on Monday.17:52 04.06.2018
Financial Ombudsman to be appointed in Russia - lawRussian President Vladimir Putin signed on Monday a bill introducing a new position of ombudsman for protection of financial services’ consumers into law.17:01 04.06.2018
Woman charged in Irkutsk mall fire case put under house arrestThe Kirovsky District Court of Irkutsk on Monday placed Natalya Soboleva charged in a criminal case over the fire in a local mall that left eight children injured under house arrest until July 31.16:36 04.06.2018
Ukrainian journalist Sushchenko sentenced to 12 years for espionageThe Moscow City Court on Monday found Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko guilty of espionage and sentenced him to 12 years in prison.15:55 04.06.2018
Putin signs bill on countersanctions against U.S. into lawRussian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a bill prohibiting the import of certain goods in response to unfriendly actions towards Russia on the part of the United States and some other countries into law.14:56 04.06.2018
Deposit Insurance Agency seeks to recover $100 million from Metrobank ex-managersRussia’s Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) has filed an application with the Moscow Commercial Court seeking recovery of 6.2 billion rubles ($100 million) from ex-managers of Metrobank.13:55 04.06.2018
Russian penitentiary service seeks $35.5 mln from its convicted ex-director ReimerRussia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) has filed a lawsuit with Moscow’s Zamoskvorestsky District Court demanding to collect over 2.2 billion rubles ($35.5 million) in compensation from its former director Alexander Reimer and his accomplices convicted of embezzlement.12:59 04.06.2018
Businessman gets suspended sentence for $900,000 embezzlementBusinessman David Makhateli has received a 3-year suspended sentence for embezzling 55 million rubles (about $900,000) from the budget of St. Petersburg during construction of a kindergarten.11:27 04.06.2018
Titov proposes granting prosecutors power to appeal Deposit Insurance Agency’s decisionsRussian ombudsman for protection of business’ rights Boris Titov has proposed to grant prosecutors a right to challenge decisions of the Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) and temporary administrations of banks undergoing bankruptcy.10:59 04.06.2018
Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violationsA Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.17:20 17.01.2023
Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditionsRussia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.15:29 13.01.2023
Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State DumaLawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.16:17 12.10.2022